A pandemic is unique among disasters. It could happen in 5,000 different communities around the world at the same time, and no central place can manage all of those difficulties, and so local communities need...

A pandemic is different than any other disaster that we’ve ever managed.

If you’re a bird, it’s a pandemic. If you’re a human being, it’s not.

Avian flu or H5N1 is still primarily a disease among animals, … Human deaths have been almost exclusively among humans who came into contact with infected birds. The virus has not shown itself to be...

It’s become clear the demand of several hundred thousand evacuees leaving the state of Louisiana and Mississippi for other states will put significant stress on public medical capacity within major cities, and we’re actively pursuing...

We are…erecting a network of up to 40 medical shelters,

Enrollment has substantially exceeded expectations and we are well on track to serve our goal of 28 to 30 million people.

We were working on pandemic planning long before Katrina,

However if it’s allowed to burn for an hour or two hours, it often becomes uncontainable. The only thing possible then is to try to move people or assets out of its way.

What is the probability that it will occur? No one knows, but signs that have occurred in Turkey and Romania and other countries along the natural flyways are certainly troubling signs,

The only people that have been having problems have been the ones that have signed up late. A small number have encountered a wait.

It must be made absolutely clear that the actions of a few do not reflect the values, moral expectations or standards of behavior of this community and state. We deplore it, and we revolt at...

It would be my assessment that no nation is adequately prepared for a pandemic avian flu, … (However) I believe that most nations are improving and preparation is increasing.

We recommend that people call their physicians before they go, and be persistent and patient. It’s important.

This is an important day, maybe the most important date since Medicare was put into law 40 years ago,

These countermeasures provide us with tools that we have never had prior to previous influenza pandemics, … Never before have we possessed the wealth of knowledge on the problem and the ability to prepare for...

Seniors want to hear about this over and over again, … Because to them it is a very significant change in their life. . . . This isn’t about the fact that it’s available. What...

There are too many Americans that are without basic health insurance. And those that do have it are paying too much. The fact is the cost of health insurance is eating us up, and we...

We’ve identified 2,600 beds in hospitals in the 12-state area. In addition to that, we’ve identified 40,000 beds nationwide, should they be needed,

We are committed to fix every problem as quickly as possible. Every day, we expect improvements. Many members have never had drug benefits. They’re gaining the peace of mind knowing they have help to pay...

their critical involvement and personal commitment to preparedness and response.

This agreement will help speed the process of developing vaccines we will need to fight an outbreak if the avian flu starts to spread rapidly through the human population.

The natural evolution now will be for the shelters to see the pace of patient influx slow, and that is now happening,

The world is a biological dangerous place right now. An enemy avian virus known as H5N1 is establishing a presence in nations all over the world,

Whenever you have a new program that affects 25 million people, you’re going to have some snags.

This corner of Olympic corruption did not begin in Salt Lake City. But let it end here,

The tax issue is not big enough at this point to drive state and local governments to ruin, but it’s big enough that we can see it and, luckily, it’s small enough right now that...

[As part of the goal to] rebuild the vaccine manufacturing industry in America, … we need to have the capacity to produce 300 million courses of a vaccine for any strain of a pandemic flu.

It will allow us to move the red tape and any roadblock out of the way in order to serve people.

It was more difficult to establish a foothold at the convention center and the Superdome because of the security issues that have been widely reported, but, ultimately, health care was provided in those areas, …...

There’s no secret about the fact that our vaccine manufacturing capacity domestically is not what we need it to be, … We’ve got to improve in that area.

The entire nation is rallying to bring resources to the aid of this remarkable human tragedy … this is a nationwide and remarkable response, … we’re all burdened at this poing with some limit of...

Pharmacists have been working heroically in my view.

negotiating agreements with the most affected nations to offer assistance to build their capacity, to identify outbreaks and respond rapidly when needed.

We are one week out, and so far, so good,

Starting today, October 24th, we’re making influenza shots available to everyone, … There’s no reason for anyone to delay or go without their seasonal flu shot.

Our nation has recently been focused on avian or bird flu and the threat it presents for a future worldwide pandemic, … I want to emphasize that we do not have a human flu pandemic...

Enrollment is up, the price is down, the system is working better every day.

Schools are fundamentally local creatures, and they need, while there is a national interest, and we need a national obsession with improvement of schools, it must not become a federal agenda.

We had a surgical line of devastation to go through this city that’s hard to imagine.

There will be help available locally and nationally to assist people in making a decision.

vaccine manufacturing capacity domestically is not what we need it to be.

It is a triumph for collaborative science, … This is a landmark achievement.

Any community that fails to prepare with the expectation that the federal government will, at the last moment, be able to come to the rescue will be tragically wrong. There is no way in which...

We are very concerned about the public health issues,

Hard choices had to be made, and this budget reflects our effort to make those in the wisest way.

Generic products help reduce costs to patients and for the first time this antiretroviral drug will be available as a generic pediatric dosage form, … These approvals will now allow those infected with HIV more...

You can, as a Utah company — or a Silicon Valley company with a Utah operation — rest with some certainty that you will have power,

is based on the best available science instead of ideology.

Pandemics happen globally but must be managed at the state and local level, and these funds will help communities meet that responsibility.